## Shabbat Daf 156b

###### Shabbat 156b:1
[Shabbat 156b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:1)

דְּקָאֵי צֶדֶק בְּמַעֲרָב — מְהַדַּרְנָא וּמוֹקֵימְנָא לֵיהּ בְּמִזְרָח. וְהַיְינוּ דִּכְתִיב: ״מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Is it **because Jupiter is** situated **in the west** that you cannot have children? **I will restore** it **and establish** it **in the east. And that is** the meaning of **that which is written** with regard to Abraham: **“Who has raised up one from the east, he will call justice [*tzedek*] to his steps [*leraglo*].** He gives nations before him, and makes him rule over kings; his sword makes them as the dust, his bow as the driven stubble” (Isaiah 41:2). God established Jupiter [*tzedek*] in the east on behalf of [*leraglo*] Abraham.


###### Shabbat 156b:2
[Shabbat 156b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:2)

וּמִדִּשְׁמוּאֵל נָמֵי אֵין מַזָּל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. דִּשְׁמוּאֵל וְאַבְלֵט הֲווֹ יָתְבִי, וַהֲווֹ קָאָזְלִי הָנָךְ אִינָשֵׁי לְאַגְמָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבְלֵט לִשְׁמוּאֵל: הַאי גַּבְרָא אָזֵיל וְלָא אָתֵי, טָרֵיק לֵיהּ חִיוְיָא וּמָיֵית. אֲמַר לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל: אִי בַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא, אָזֵיל וְאָתֵי. אַדְּיָתְבִי אֲזַל וַאֲתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And from** that which transpired to **Shmuel,** one can **also** conclude that **there is no constellation for the Jewish people.** The Gemara relates that **Shmuel and** the gentile sage **Ablet were sitting, and** they saw **these people were going to the lake. Ablet said to Shmuel: This person will go and he will not return,** because **a snake will bite him and he will die. Shmuel said to him: If he is a Jew, he will go and come back. As they were sitting** for a while, the person they discussed **went** away **and** then **returned.**


###### Shabbat 156b:3
[Shabbat 156b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:3)

קָם אַבְלֵט שַׁדְיֵהּ לְטוּנֵיהּ, אַשְׁכַּח בֵּיהּ חִיוְיָא דִּפְסִיק וּשְׁדֵי בְּתַרְתֵּי גוּבֵּי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל: מַאי עֲבַדְתְּ? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: כׇּל יוֹמָא הֲוָה מַרְמִינַן רִיפְתָּא בַּהֲדֵי הֲדָדֵי וְאָכְלִינַן. הָאִידָּנָא הֲוָה אִיכָּא חַד מִינַּן דְּלָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ רִיפְתָּא, הֲוָה קָא מִיכְּסַף. אָמֵינָא לְהוּ: אֲנָא קָאֵימְנָא וּמַרְמֵינָא. כִּי מְטַאי לְגַבֵּיהּ, שַׁוַּאי נַפְשַׁאי כְּמַאן דִּשְׁקִילִי מִינֵּיהּ, כִּי הֵיכִי דְּלָא לִיכְּסִיף. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מִצְוָה עֲבַדְתְּ. נְפַק שְׁמוּאֵל וּדְרַשׁ: ״וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת״, וְלֹא מִמִּיתָה מְשׁוּנָּה, אֶלָּא מִמִּיתָה עַצְמָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ablet stood up, threw down** the person’s **burden, and inside he found a snake cut and cast in two pieces. Shmuel said to him: What did you do** to merit being saved from death? The person **said to him: Every day we all take bread** together **and eat** from the bread. **Today, there was one of us who did not have bread,** and when it came time to gather the bread, **he was embarrassed** because he did not have any to give. **I said to** the others: **I will go and take** the bread. **When I came to** the person who did not have bread, **I rendered myself as one who was taking from him so that he would not be embarrassed.** Shmuel **said to him: You performed a mitzva. Shmuel went out and taught** based on this incident that even though it is written: **“And charity will save from death”** (Proverbs 10:2), it does **not** only mean that it will save a person **from an unusual death but** even **from death itself.**


###### Shabbat 156b:4
[Shabbat 156b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:4)

וּמִדְּרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא נָמֵי אֵין מַזָּל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. דְּרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא הַוְיָא לֵיהּ בְּרַתָּא, אָמְרִי לֵיהּ כַּלְדָּאֵי: הָהוּא יוֹמָא דְּעָיְילָה לְבֵי גְנָנָא, טָרֵיק לַהּ חִיוְיָא, וּמִיתָא. הֲוָה דָּאֵיג אַמִּילְּתָא טוּבָא. הָהוּא יוֹמָא שְׁקַלְתַּהּ לְמַכְבַּנְתָּא, דַּצְתַּהּ בְּגוּדָא, אִיתְרְמִי אִיתִּיב בְּעֵינֵיהּ דְּחִיוְיָא. לְצַפְרָא כִּי קָא שָׁקְלָה לַהּ, הֲוָה קָא סָרֵיךְ וְאָתֵי חִיוְיָא בָּתְרַהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And from** that which transpired to **Rabbi Akiva as well** it can be derived that **there is no constellation for the Jewish people, as Rabbi Akiva had a daughter, and Chaldean** astrologers **told him** that **on the same day that she enters the wedding canopy, a snake will bite her and she will die. She was very worried about this. On that day,** her wedding day, **she took** the ornamental **pin** from her hair **and stuck it** into a hole **in the wall** for safekeeping, and **it happened** that it **entered** directly **into the eye of the snake. In the morning, when she took** the pin, **the snake was pulled and came out with it.**


###### Shabbat 156b:5
[Shabbat 156b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:5)

אֲמַר לַהּ אֲבוּהּ: מַאי עֲבַדְתְּ? אֲמַרָה לֵיהּ בְּפַנְיָא אֲתָא עַנְיָא, קְרָא אַבָּבָא וַהֲווֹ טְרִידִי כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא בִּסְעוּדְתָּא, וְלֵיכָּא דְּשָׁמְעֵיהּ. קָאֵימְנָא, שְׁקַלְתֵּיהּ לְרִיסְתָּנַאי דִּיהַבְתְּ לִי, יַהְבִתֵּיהּ נִיהֲלֵיהּ. אֲמַר לַהּ: מִצְוָה עֲבַדְתְּ. נְפַק רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא וּדְרַשׁ: ״וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת״, וְלֹא מִמִּיתָה מְשׁוּנָּה, אֶלָּא מִמִּיתָה עַצְמָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Her father** Rabbi Akiva **said to her: What did you do** to merit being saved from the snake? She told him: **In the evening a poor person came and knocked on the door, and everyone was preoccupied with the feast and nobody heard him. I stood** and **took the portion that you had given me** and **gave it to him.** Rabbi Akiva **said to her: You performed a mitzva,** and you were saved in its merit. **Rabbi Akiva went out and taught** based on this incident that even though it is written: **“And charity will save from death”** (Proverbs 10:2), it does **not** mean that it will save a person only **from an unusual death, but** even **from death itself.**


###### Shabbat 156b:6
[Shabbat 156b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:6)

וּמִדְּרַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק נָמֵי אֵין מַזָּל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. דְּאִימֵּיהּ דְּרַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק אָמְרִי לַהּ כַּלְדָּאֵי: בְּרִיךְ גַּנָּבָא הָוֵה. לָא שְׁבַקְתֵּיהּ גַּלּוֹיֵי רֵישֵׁיהּ. אֲמַרָה לֵיהּ: כַּסִּי רֵישָׁיךָ, כִּי הֵיכִי דְּתִיהְוֵי עֲלָךְ אֵימְתָא דִשְׁמַיָּא, וּבְעִי רַחֲמֵי. לָא הֲוָה יָדַע אַמַּאי קָאָמְרָה לֵיהּ. יוֹמָא חַד יָתֵיב קָא גָרֵיס תּוּתֵי דִיקְלָא, נְפַל גְּלִימָא מֵעִילָּוֵי רֵישֵׁיהּ, דְּלִי עֵינֵיהּ חֲזָא לְדִיקְלָא, אַלְּמֵיהּ יִצְרֵיהּ, סְלֵיק, פַּסְקֵיהּ לְקִיבּוּרָא בְּשִׁינֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And from** that which transpired to **Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak as well** it can be derived that **there is no constellation for the Jewish people, As Chaldean** astrologers **told Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak’s mother: Your son will be a thief. She did not allow him** to **uncover his head. She said to** her son: **Cover your head so that the fear of Heaven will be upon you, and pray for** Divine **mercy. He did not know why she said** this **to him. One day he was sitting and studying beneath a palm tree** that did not belong to him, and **the cloak fell off of his head. He lifted his eyes** and **saw the palm tree. He was overcome by impulse** and **he climbed up and detached a bunch of dates with his teeth.** Apparently, he had an inborn inclination to steal, but was able to overcome that inclination with proper education and prayer.


###### Shabbat 156b:7
[Shabbat 156b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:7)

**מַתְנִי׳** מְחַתְּכִין אֶת הַדִּלּוּעִין לִפְנֵי הַבְּהֵמָה, וְאֶת הַנְּבֵלָה לִפְנֵי הַכְּלָבִים. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אִם לֹא הָיְתָה נְבֵלָה מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, אֲסוּרָה — לְפִי שֶׁאֵינָהּ מִן הַמּוּכָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **One may cut the pumpkins before an animal** on Shabbat, as long as they were picked prior to Shabbat. **And** likewise one may cut **an** animal **carcass before the dogs** on Shabbat. **Rabbi Yehuda says: If it was not** already **a carcass,** i.e., it was not dead, **prior to Shabbat, it is prohibited** to cut it or even move it on Shabbat **because it is not prepared** for use on Shabbat.


###### Shabbat 156b:8
[Shabbat 156b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:8)

**גְּמָ׳** אִיתְּמַר: (עָרֵל שַׁחַז סִימָן.) אָמַר עוּלָּא: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה (וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן).

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** A dispute between the *amora’im* with regard to the prohibition of set-aside on Shabbat **was stated. *Ayin*, *reish*, *lamed*, *shin*, *ḥet*, *zayin*** is a **mnemonic** for the names of the *amora’im* who stated the following *halakhot*. **Ulla said:** The ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda,** who holds that there is a prohibition of set-aside on Shabbat. **And Shmuel said:** The ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon.**


###### Shabbat 156b:9
[Shabbat 156b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:9)

וְאַף רַב סָבַר הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה. מִדִּכְרָכֵי דְזוּזֵי, דְּרַב אָסַר וּשְׁמוּאֵל שָׁרֵי. וְאַף לֵוִי סָבַר הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה. כִּי הָא דְּלֵוִי כִּי הֲווֹ מַיְיתִי טְרֵיפְתָּא לְקַמֵּיהּ בְּיוֹמָא טָבָא, לָא הֲוָה חָזֵי לַהּ אֶלָּא כִּי יָתֵיב אַקִּיקְלִיתָא. דַּאֲמַר: דִּילְמָא לָא מִתַּכְשְׁרָא, וַאֲפִילּוּ לִכְלָבִים לָא חַזְיָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rav also holds** that the ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda.** From where is it ascertained that this is Rav’s opinion? **From that which** was taught with regard to **the mats that are** on **ships; Rav prohibited** moving them on Shabbat due to the prohibition of set-aside, **and Shmuel permitted** moving them. **And Levi also holds** that the ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda, as** can be seen from his practice when **they would bring a** slaughtered animal with regard to which there was concern that it was **an animal with a condition that will cause it to die within twelve months [*tereifa*], before Levi on a Festival. He would** examine it **only when he was sitting** near **a garbage** dump, **as he said: Perhaps it would not be** determined to be **kosher and** it would **not be suited even for dogs,** and then it would be prohibited to move the carcass. Apparently, he holds that it is prohibited to move a carcass that was not prepared for use before Shabbat.


###### Shabbat 156b:10
[Shabbat 156b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Shabbat/r/156b:10)

וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, וְאַף זְעֵירִי סָבַר הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן. דִּתְנַן: בְּהֵמָה שֶׁמֵּתָה — לֹא יְזִיזֶנָּה מִמְּקוֹמָהּ, וְתַרְגְּמַהּ זְעֵירִי: בְּבֶהֱמַת קׇדָשִׁים. אֲבָל בְּחוּלִּין — שַׁפִּיר דָּמֵי. וְאַף רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן. וּמִי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן הָכִי? וְהָא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: הֲלָכָה כִּסְתַם מִשְׁנָה, וּתְנַן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel said:** The ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon,** who holds that the prohibition of set-aside does not apply on Shabbat. **And Ze’eiri also holds** that the ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon, as we learned** in a mishna: With regard to **an animal that died** on Shabbat, **one may not move it from its place** on Shabbat. **And Ze’eiri explained:** This prohibition only applies **to a consecrated animal,** as consecrated items may not be fed to dogs in deference to their sanctity; therefore, it is set-aside and may not be moved on Shabbat. **However, in** the case of **a non-sacred** animal, one may **well** move it and use it because it does not have set-aside status. **And Rabbi Yoḥanan also said** that the ***halakha* is in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon.** The Gemara asks: **And did Rabbi Yoḥanan** really **say that? Didn’t Rabbi Yoḥanan say:** The ***halakha* is in accordance with an unattributed mishna, and we learned** in a mishna: